Name: "Bacillus acnes" Gilchrist 1900
Etymology: ac’nes. Gr. fem. n. akmê, a point, inaccurately transliterated as acne; N.L. gen. fem. n. acnes, of acne
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ba-KIL-lus AK-nes, masculine
Nomenclatural type: ATCC 6919; CCUG 1794; CIP 53.117; DSM 1897; JCM 6425; LMG 16711; NCTC 737; NRRL B-4224; VKM Ac-1450
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Original publication: Gilchrist TC. A bacteriological and microscopical study of over three hundred vesicular and pustular lesions of the skin, with a research upon the etiology of Acne vulgaris. Johns Hopkins Hospital Report 1900; 9:409-430.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Cutibacterium acnes (Gilchrist 1900) Scholz and Kilian 2016
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Propionibacterium acnes (Gilchrist 1900) Douglas and Gunter 1946 (Approved Lists 1980) | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| Cutibacterium acnes (Gilchrist 1900) Scholz and Kilian 2016 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Gilchrist TC. A bacteriological and microscopical study of over three hundred vesicular and pustular lesions of the skin, with a research upon the etiology of Acne vulgaris. Johns Hopkins Hospital Report 1900; 9:409-430.
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